KDE/kate
Advanced text editor observed · 2026-09-03
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4002
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 0
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1110 stars · 107 forks observed · 2026-09-03
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Kate is KDE's advanced text editor built on KDE Frameworks and Qt, with a plugin system shared with KWrite and other KTextEditor-based applications. It supports syntax highlighting, sessions, and extensibility via bundled addons.
Use cases
- edit source code with syntax highlighting
- advanced text editor for linux
- lightweight kde text editor
- extensible editor with plugins
- edit large text files quickly
When to choose
- you want a mature, feature-rich editor on Linux/KDE desktops
- you need KTextEditor plugin compatibility
- you prefer native Qt/KDE applications
When to avoid
- you need a full IDE with integrated debugging
- you want a terminal-only editor
- you need editor extensions from the VS Code ecosystem
Facets
application · maturity stable
editor plugin-system developer-tools text-editors developer-tools cross-platform windows cpp kde qt ktexteditor syntax-highlighting kwrite flatpak linux macos desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/KDE/kate · fetched 2026-09-03 · 2f157960ad33
- homepage: https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate · fetched 2026-08-29 · e43483bdc9fe
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| KDE/kate | main | 77 |
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